Mirzapur,

9 July (HS): Taking an important initiative towards environmental protection,

Uttar Pradesh government's Technical Education and Consumer Affairs Minister

Ashish Patel participated in a massive plantation program organized in village

Bahuti of Patehra development block on Wednesday. He planted saplings along

with school children, villagers and public representatives and called upon the

people present to participate enthusiastically in the campaign. Many senior

administrative and political officials including State Government Secretary,

Medical and Health and Mirzapur Nodal Officer Pinky Jovel, Chanbe MLA Rinki

Kol, District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan, Chairman Cooperative Bank Jagdish

Singh, Chief Development Officer Vishal Kumar and Chairman Nagar Palika

Parishad Shyam Sundar Keshari were present in the program. Everyone took a

pledge to protect the environment and planted saplings of different species.

On

this occasion, Minister Ashish Patel said that today when the whole world is

facing environmental crisis, tree plantation is not only an environmental

necessity but also our social responsibility. Every citizen must plant at least

one tree and take care of it. Saplings were distributed to school children,

villagers and voluntary organizations at the event venue so that they can speed

up the campaign by planting them in their homes and fields. District Magistrate

Priyanka Niranjan urged the people to preserve the plants with the resolution

of one plant, one life and inspire others as well.

CDO

Vishal Kumar said that under this campaign, a target has been set to plant

lakhs of saplings in the district, in which extensive public participation will

be ensured up to the panchayat level. He said that such programs will not only

increase greenery, but the local climate will also be made favorable.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi